Adaptive document ranking method based on user behavior
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1. A system for user behavior based ranking of a document, comprising:
- means for determining a feature vector associated with a document, the feature vector comprising weights for certain terms that appear in the document; and
means for modifying the feature vector for the document based on user actions during a search session so that the document is more highly ranked in response to the user actions.
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Abstract
A user behavior based document ranking system and method permit prior user behavior associated with a document to affect the future ranking of that document. Thus, the ranking system and method in accordance with the invention incorporates user behavior into the document ranking process.
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1. A system for user behavior based ranking of a document, comprising:
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means for determining a feature vector associated with a document, the feature vector comprising weights for certain terms that appear in the document; and
means for modifying the feature vector for the document based on user actions during a search session so that the document is more highly ranked in response to the user actions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for user behavior based ranking of a document, comprising:
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determining a feature vector associated with a document, the feature vector comprising weights for one or more terms that appear in the document; and
modifying the feature vector for the document based on user actions during a query of the document so that the document is more highly ranked in response to the user actions. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A system for user behavior based searching of a document based on a query having one or more query terms, comprising:
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means for determining a feature vector associated with a document, the feature vector comprising weights for certain terms that appear in the document;
means for modifying the feature vector for the document based on user actions during a query of the document so that the document is more highly ranked in response to the user actions; and
means for returning the same document to another user with the same query at a higher ranking due to the modified feature vector. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for user behavior based searching of a document based on a query having one or more query terms, comprising:
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determining a feature vector associated with a document, the feature vector comprising frequency values for one or more terms that appear in the document;
modifying the feature vector for the document based on user actions during a query of the document so that the document is more highly ranked in response to the user actions; and
returning the same document to another user with the same query at a higher ranking due to the modified feature vector. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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